Why gnome-ppp establish mobile broadband connection,not networkmanager

roina · 2010-07-03 16:56:57

I am using usb radio modem AirPlus MCD-650 on my summer cottage and trying to setup internet. I have both Ununtu and Archlinux partitions, but prefer to use Arch, because my computer is too old for heavy Ubuntu OS.
There is no problem to connect to internet from ubuntu network-manager-applet in Gnome panel (which uses networkmanager daemon), even from LiveCD. But in Archlinux, following instructions on http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_manager fails to succed. But another way: to use gnome-ppp program (graphic interface for wvdial) establishes connection. I prefer first way as less "clickable" and wonder if somebody can explaim me my mistakes.
As I noticed, in Ubuntu there are both lines in right-click network-manager-applet menu
1)Enable networking
2)Enable mobile broadband
but in Arch only first one in this place. May be it can help.

Last edited by roina (2010-07-03 16:58:37)

wonder · 2010-07-03 17:23:51

did you installed modemmanager?

roina · 2010-07-03 21:42:42

wonder wrote:

did you installed modemmanager?

No, I didn'd. But after i have done it nothing changed. And "Enable Mobile Broadband" didn't appear in applet menu. But Ubuntu really have this package installed.

wonder · 2010-07-03 21:52:55

let me tell you what happens to me on a mobile usb.

first is trying to mount a partition and i have to go in Applications->System Tools->Disk utility and umount that disk. after a moment i can use it in network manager and is listening the new network and "enable mobile broadband"

i think they got a udev rule or something to stopping mounting that partition, where is the driver for windows/mac

Last edited by wonder (2010-07-03 21:54:50)

roina · 2010-07-05 10:01:22

I forgot to reboot. After that all is working as in ubuntu. Thank you, wonder, for discussion.

mandalic · 2010-10-07 22:58:09

I have similar problem: I can connect my phone within Ubuntu, new mobile broadband connection sets up like a charm, while in Arch... I've installed modemmanager, like in the tutorial, but I still cannot enable broadband connection. I can install it, but cannot enable it. Though I click on the checkbox, it remains unchecked, ad nauseam. Any ideas? (for some strange reason, I don't have gnome-ppp package in repos)

roina · 2011-01-04 14:39:34

Mandalic, you wrote that you have installed modemmanager. And what about
pacman -S networkmanager network-manager-applet ?

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#1 2010-07-03 16:56:57

Why gnome-ppp establish mobile broadband connection,not networkmanager

#2 2010-07-03 17:23:51

Re: Why gnome-ppp establish mobile broadband connection,not networkmanager

#3 2010-07-03 21:42:42

Re: Why gnome-ppp establish mobile broadband connection,not networkmanager

#4 2010-07-03 21:52:55

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#5 2010-07-05 10:01:22

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#6 2010-10-07 22:58:09

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#7 2011-01-04 14:39:34

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